In This Life, I Will Extremely Pamper My Short-Lived Husband-Chapter 144 He Must Find Xu Jinzhi

Scanning the horizon, all that met his eyes were vehicles buried under rocks and earth, some even thoroughly submerged.

A crushing fear swept over Xie Yanchuan once more as he rapidly scanned the people who had been rescued. Xu Jinzhi was nowhere to be found!

Xie Yanchuan could think of nothing else as he ran towards the mound of earth before him.

"Jinzhi!" Xie Yanchuan called out with a raised voice.

But no one answered him, and Xie Yanchuan continued to shout loudly, still receiving no response.

All he could hear were the voices of the rescue team and the cries of the injured victims.

Ever since Xie Yanchuan received word of the torrential rains in G province and Xu Jinzhi’s entrapment the previous afternoon, he had rushed over without a moment’s rest for an entire day and night.

At this moment, Xie Yanchuan felt as though he didn’t even have the strength to stand firmly, but he couldn’t fall, he simply couldn’t, he had to find Xu Jinzhi!

Because the landslide had buried a stretch over a hundred meters, Xie Yanchuan had no idea where Xu Jinzhi might be. He could only follow the rescue team, helping them move stones and dig through the mud.

Yet, when Xie Yanchuan saw the man who they had barely managed to rescue, already devoid of breath, he was engulfed in immense grief, feeling like he could hardly breathe.

Where was Xu Jinzhi?

Was she also crushed beneath those rocks?

Was she still alive?

Was she enduring with difficulty, or had she already taken her last breath?

Xie Yanchuan dared not think. His eyes were bloodshot, nearly stumbling and falling several times.

Seeing Xie Yanchuan’s condition, the rescue team hurriedly asked him to leave, but at that moment, he snapped back to reality, ignoring the person speaking to him and kneeling in the muddy heap, digging frantically with his hands.

Xie Yanchuan’s hands were quickly stained with yellow mud, even showing a few traces of blood between fingers.

The rain began to worsen, growing heavier and revealing signs of loosening rocks on the mountain.

The rescue team couldn’t possibly evacuate at such a critical moment, but they also couldn’t allow an ordinary person like Xie Yanchuan to remain.

"Sir, it’s very dangerous here, please leave now!" someone from the rescue team came over to pull Xie Yanchuan away.

Xie Yanchuan brushed the person’s hands aside and continued to move stones by hand.

"Sir, please leave immediately! If you continue this way, you’re obstructing public duties!" the rescue team said sternly. They understood the emotions of family members, but the situation was critical, and they couldn’t afford to be distracted any longer.

But Xie Yanchuan remained unmoved, as if he couldn’t hear at all.

Seeing that their attempts to communicate were futile, the rescue team regretfully resorted to force, trying to pull him up and take him away.

However, Xie Yanchuan was uncooperative, struggling fiercely and shouting back with a ferocious expression, "Let me go!"

"You must leave now! A landslide could happen again at any moment!"

Two members of the rescue team held Xie Yanchuan while explaining as they dragged him away.

Xie Yanchuan struggled with all his might, but it was no match for the professionally trained rescuers.

But how could Xie Yanchuan let himself be taken away just like that?

Xu Jinzhi was still waiting for him, he believed that Xu Jinzhi must be fine now, he had to find her!

Xie Yanchuan fought like a madman, struggling fiercely. The two members of the rescue team were indeed stronger than Xie Yanchuan, but with Xie Yanchuan fighting with all his might, it was very difficult for the rescuers to control him.

"Xie Yanchuan!"

While the three were tugging at each other, Xie Yanchuan thought he heard a familiar voice; he abruptly stopped, and the other two did the same.

The rain was pouring down heavily; apart from the sounds made by the rescue team during the search and rescue, the only thing audible was the pitter-patter of raindrops. Xie Yanchuan wondered if he had misheard.

But just when Xie Yanchuan began to doubt himself, he heard that familiar voice calling out again, "Xie Yanchuan!"

Xie Yanchuan turned around quickly, but he didn’t see the familiar figure; the heavy rain had already blurred his vision. Xie Yanchuan hastily wiped his face with his hand, but still saw nothing.

Xie Yanchuan couldn’t help but call out, "Xu Jinzhi! Where are you?"

He had heard it; it was indeed her calling him just now; he hadn’t misheard, it must be Xu Jinzhi!

"Xie Yanchuan, I’m here! Turn around!" Xu Jinzhi was replying while running towards Xie Yanchuan. But she was wearing high heels and was in such muddy terrain that it was almost impossible to move.

Xie Yanchuan turned around and saw Xu Jinzhi coming toward him. He was stunned for a moment, but by the time he came to his senses, he was already running towards Xu Jinzhi.

He quickly reached Xu Jinzhi’s side, and without a second thought, he pulled her into his arms and held her tightly.

Xie Yanchuan couldn’t control his emotions; he didn’t burst into loud sobs, but tears had already started to fall from his eyes, mixing with the rain.

"You scared me to death!"

"You scared me to death!"

Xie Yanchuan’s voice was choked; he seemed to want to say something else but couldn’t get the words out.

"I’m so sorry, so sorry!" Xu Jinzhi kept apologizing; she could imagine how panicked Xie Yanchuan must have been all this time without being able to contact her.

Before the two could say much more, they were urged to leave quickly, as the place was still very dangerous.

Even though Xie Yanchuan had a lot to say, he also knew what was most important; Xu Jinzhi was safe now, so they had to leave quickly.

"Let’s get out of here first." Xie Yanchuan said, pulling Xu Jinzhi to leave.

But Xu Jinzhi could hardly take two steps before she almost fell. Xie Yanchuan turned back and saw that she was still wearing high heels, which were now covered in mud.

Not just the shoes, her trouser legs were also caked with layer upon layer of yellow mud.

Seeing this, Xie Yanchuan didn’t say anything and just picked up Xu Jinzhi horizontally.

"I can do it myself," Xu Jinzhi slightly furrowed her brows, feeling that it must also be difficult for Xie Yanchuan to walk like this.

Xie Yanchuan didn’t respond but carried Xu Jinzhi, quickly leaving the place.

It wasn’t until they got on the official bus arranged for their evacuation that Xie Yanchuan found time to take a closer look at Xu Jinzhi beside him.

First, he examined Xu Jinzhi from head to toe. Although she looked a complete mess, at least she wasn’t injured, and Xie Yanchuan finally breathed a sigh of relief.

Regardless of the presence of other people in the bus, he lifted his hand to cradle Xu Jinzhi’s head and kissed her.

Unlike previous kisses with Xu Jinzhi, this kiss carried no hint of desire, but was filled with relief.

They parted quickly, and only then did Xie Yanchuan ask, "Didn’t you come down the mountain with the people ahead?"